EP2007166B1 - Contrôleur distant - Google Patents

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EP2007166B1
EP2007166B1 EP07741444.9A EP07741444A EP2007166B1 EP 2007166 B1 EP2007166 B1 EP 2007166B1 EP 07741444 A EP07741444 A EP 07741444A EP 2007166 B1 EP2007166 B1 EP 2007166B1
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Michito Enomoto
Yoshiaki Mitsuno
Shingo Hashimoto
Takayuki Matsuo
Masami Yamanaka
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
    • H01H13/02—Details
    • H01H13/12—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
    • H01H13/14—Operating parts, e.g. push-button
    • H01H13/18—Operating parts, e.g. push-button adapted for actuation at a limit or other predetermined position in the path of a body, the relative movement of switch and body being primarily for a purpose other than the actuation of the switch, e.g. door switch, limit switch, floor-levelling switch of a lift
    • H01H13/186—Operating parts, e.g. push-button adapted for actuation at a limit or other predetermined position in the path of a body, the relative movement of switch and body being primarily for a purpose other than the actuation of the switch, e.g. door switch, limit switch, floor-levelling switch of a lift wherein the pushbutton is rectilinearly actuated by a lever pivoting on the housing of the switch
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H3/00—Mechanisms for operating contacts
    • H01H3/02—Operating parts, i.e. for operating driving mechanism by a mechanical force external to the switch
    • H01H3/16—Operating parts, i.e. for operating driving mechanism by a mechanical force external to the switch adapted for actuation at a limit or other predetermined position in the path of a body, the relative movement of switch and body being primarily for a purpose other than the actuation of the switch, e.g. for a door switch, a limit switch, a floor-levelling switch of a lift
    • H01H3/161—Operating parts, i.e. for operating driving mechanism by a mechanical force external to the switch adapted for actuation at a limit or other predetermined position in the path of a body, the relative movement of switch and body being primarily for a purpose other than the actuation of the switch, e.g. for a door switch, a limit switch, a floor-levelling switch of a lift for actuation by moving a closing member, e.g. door, cover or lid
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H9/00—Details of switching devices, not covered by groups H01H1/00 - H01H7/00
    • H01H9/02—Bases, casings, or covers
    • H01H9/0214—Hand-held casings
    • H01H9/0235—Hand-held casings specially adapted for remote control, e.g. of audio or video apparatus
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q9/00—Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2225/00—Switch site location
    • H01H2225/01—Different switch sites under one actuator in same plane
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H3/00—Mechanisms for operating contacts
    • H01H3/02—Operating parts, i.e. for operating driving mechanism by a mechanical force external to the switch
    • H01H3/16—Operating parts, i.e. for operating driving mechanism by a mechanical force external to the switch adapted for actuation at a limit or other predetermined position in the path of a body, the relative movement of switch and body being primarily for a purpose other than the actuation of the switch, e.g. for a door switch, a limit switch, a floor-levelling switch of a lift
    • H01H3/161—Operating parts, i.e. for operating driving mechanism by a mechanical force external to the switch adapted for actuation at a limit or other predetermined position in the path of a body, the relative movement of switch and body being primarily for a purpose other than the actuation of the switch, e.g. for a door switch, a limit switch, a floor-levelling switch of a lift for actuation by moving a closing member, e.g. door, cover or lid
    • H01H3/163—Operating parts, i.e. for operating driving mechanism by a mechanical force external to the switch adapted for actuation at a limit or other predetermined position in the path of a body, the relative movement of switch and body being primarily for a purpose other than the actuation of the switch, e.g. for a door switch, a limit switch, a floor-levelling switch of a lift for actuation by moving a closing member, e.g. door, cover or lid associated with locking or manipulating means of the closing member
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H9/00—Details of switching devices, not covered by groups H01H1/00 - H01H7/00
    • H01H9/02—Bases, casings, or covers
    • H01H9/0264—Protective covers for terminals

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  • This invention relates to a remote control apparatus, for example, a remote control apparatus for operating electronic hardware such as a sanitary cleansing apparatus mounted on a toilet apparatus.
  • a display portion composed of a display panel and so forth and an operation portion composed of a plurality of operation buttons and so forth are provided.
  • electronic hardware such as a sanitary cleansing apparatus for cleansing a derriere or the like of a user has been provided, and drainage in a toilet bowl, opening and closing of a toilet lid, or the like has been electronically controlled. Therefore, a remote control apparatus for operating the electronic hardware has been placed on a wall or the like of a toilet room.
  • buttons for performing various settings and operations provided in the remote control main body only the main buttons of high operation frequency are exposed and the other buttons are covered with a cover.
  • Patent Document 1 there is disclosed a technique in which in a remote control apparatus of sanitary cleansing apparatus attached to a toilet apparatus, a cover attached openably to a remote control main body is provided. And, in the front surface of the remote control main body, a display portion for displaying operation contents or the like and a plurality of operation buttons are provided, and on the cover, a plurality of openings are formed, the display portion and the main operation buttons are exposed from the openings when the cover is closed. Thereby, the main operation buttons and the display portion are visible in the closed state of the cover, and when the cover is opened, more specific settings or the like can be performed. In the operation buttons exposed from the opening portions, there are the buttons having a shape projecting from the surface of the cover.
  • Patent Document 2 there is disclosed a technique that in the ceiling of the remote control apparatus, three toilet-seat opening and closing switches are disposed contiguously to one another, and a cover covering the three is provided, and a projection is locally formed only at a position corresponding to one switch in the inner surface of the cover.
  • the projection contacts the switch of the largest operation frequency, specifically, the switch for making only the toilet lid be in the opening state out of the above-described three toilet-seat opening and closing switches, and thereby, only the switch can be operated.
  • GB 2225451 relates to a remote controlled with a lid having a plurality of outside operation switches and a further plurality of operation switches which are directly usable when the lid is opened but usable through the outside operation switches when the lid is closed.
  • the user operates the operation buttons in the state that the user sits down on the toilet seat of the sanitary cleansing apparatus, and the remote control apparatus is attached to any one of the right-side wall and the left-side wall according to the situation of the installation site, and therefore, it is desired to be easy to perform the operation with a hand other than the dominant hand. Furthermore, in such a case that the hand of the side in which the remote control is installed is injured, it is necessary to operate the buttons of the remote control apparatus with the opposite hand to the wall to which the remote control apparatus is attached, and therefore, the operability is desired to be more improved.
  • An object of this invention is to provide a remote control apparatus having excellent operability and excellent cleaning operability.
  • another object of this invention is to provide a remote control apparatus in which a plurality of switches can be operated in the state of being covered with a cover.
  • a remote control apparatus for operating electronic hardware as recited in claim 1.
  • FIGS. 1A and 1B are perspective views illustrating a remote control apparatus according to a first embodiment of this invention, and FIG. 1A shows a state in which the cover is closed and FIG. 1B shows a state in which the cover is opened.
  • a remote control apparatus 1 is a remote control apparatus for operating electronic hardware such as a sanitary cleansing apparatus mounted on a toilet apparatus and is disposed to be fixed to a wall of a toilet room.
  • a remote control main body 2 and a cover 3 are provided in the remote control apparatus 1 according to this embodiment.
  • the cover 3 is attached openably to the remote control main body 2, and covers the front surface of the remote control main body 2 when closed, and exposes the front surface of the remote control main body 2 when opened.
  • a profile of the remote control main body 2 and a profile of the cover 3 are approximately matched, and both thereof are, for example, square.
  • one end of the cover 3 is rotatably connected to a lower end of the remote control main body 2.
  • the cover 3 is rotatable in the range of about 180 ° so that the one end is the rotational center, and covers the remote control main body 2 in the upper position and exposes the remote control main body 2 in the lower position.
  • the direction from the remote control main body 2 to the cover 3 is referred to as "front” and the direction from the cover 3 to the remote control main body 2 referred to as "rear”, in which the cover 3 is closed.
  • switches 6 are provided, respectively.
  • the switches 6 are switches operated by pressing force.
  • operations of high operation frequency such as operations of initiation and stop of discharge of bottom cleansing water out of the operations of the sanitary cleansing apparatus are assigned.
  • a display portion 26 is provided in the central portion of the front surface of the remote control main body 2.
  • the display 26 displays at least a part of operation contents of the sanitary cleansing apparatus or the like.
  • a transmission portion 31 for transmitting a control signal representing the operation content to the electronic hardware such as the sanitary cleansing apparatus is provided.
  • switches (not shown) to which operations of low operation frequency such as operations of temperature setting of the bottom cleansing water and temperature setting of a toilet seat out of the operations of the sanitary cleansing apparatus are assigned may be provided.
  • switches for operations of high operation frequency used by a user in the standing state such as switches (not shown) for operating electronic hardware for controlling drainage in a toilet bowl and opening and closing of a toilet lid and so forth may be provided.
  • the display portion 26 may be capable of displaying information of current time or battery remaining amount or the like or the display portion 26 may be capable of being brightened.
  • the cover 3 is composed so that a lower panel 7 disposed in the remote control main body 2 side when the cover 3 is closed, and an upper panel 8 disposed in the opposite side from the remote control main body 2 are superposed.
  • the lower panel 7 is rotatably connected to the remote control main body 2, and is positioned with respect to the remote control main body 2 when the cover 3 is closed.
  • the upper panel 8 is supported by the lower panel 7.
  • an opening portion 45A exposing the display portion 26 of the remote control main body 2 when the cover 3 is closed is formed.
  • a bias means 9 for biasing the upper panel 8 to the separating direction from the lower panel 7 is provided and a regulation means 10 for regulating movement of the upper panel 8 to the separating direction from the lower panel 7.
  • the bias means 9 and the regulation means 10 the position of the upper panel 8 to the lower panel 7 is maintained to be constant, for example, the upper panel 8 is held to be in parallel to the lower panel 7.
  • holes 12 are formed in the four corners of the lower panel 7.
  • an opening portion 45B exposing the display portion 26 of the remote control main body 2 when the cover 3 is closed is formed.
  • the opening portion 45A of the lower panel 7 and the opening portion 45B of the upper panel 8 are formed in the position to be matched to each other, and by both of the opening portions, an opening portion 45 of the cover 3 is composed.
  • projection portions 56 projecting to the lower panel 7 are formed as switch operation means.
  • the projection portions 56 are inserted through the holes 12 of the lower panel 7 and disposed in the positions to be matched to the switches 6 of the remote control main body 2.
  • the switch operation means are not limited to the projection portions.
  • the cover 3 is in contact with the switches 6 and the switch operation means may be a contacting site of the cover 3 to the switches 6.
  • the remote control apparatus 1 is used generally in the closed state of the cover 3.
  • the display portion 26 is exposed to the outside through the opening portion 45 of the cover 3 and a region except for the display portion 26 in the front surface of the remote control main body 2 is covered with the cover 3.
  • the bias means 9 of the lower panel 7 biases the upper panel 8 to the separating direction from the lower panel 7, namely, makes bias to front, and on the other hand, the regulation means 10 regulates movement of the upper panel 8 to front.
  • the upper panel 8 is held to be, for example, in parallel to the lower panel 7.
  • the projecting portions 56 of the upper panel 8 are inserted through the holes 12 of the lower panel 7 but do not press the switches 6.
  • the projecting portions 56 disposed in the corners except for the pressed corner do not press the corresponding switches 6.
  • the operation contents are communicated to a transmission portion 31, and the transmission portion 31 transmits the control signal representing the operation content to the sanitary cleansing apparatus or the like.
  • the sanitary cleansing apparatus or the like carries out the requested operation.
  • the display portion 26 may display the operation content.
  • the switch 6 by pressing some region of the upper panel 8 on the cover 3 in the state that the cover 3 covers the switch 6, the switch 6 can be operated, and therefore, compared to such a push button as a conventional technique, the pressing region that can operate the switch is drastically wide and the operability is improved. Moreover, through the opening portion 45 of the cover 3, the display portion 26 is visible. Therefore, the operation of high operation frequency can be performed in the closed sate of the cover 3. And, in cleaning the remote control apparatus 1, even when the front surface of the cover 3 is wiped with a cloth or the like, the cloth or the like do not catch and the cleaning operability is good because the switch 6 is covered with the cover 3 and the member projecting from the opening portion 45 of the cover 3 does not exist.
  • FIG. 2 is a sectional view illustrating a remote control apparatus according to this embodiment.
  • a remote control apparatus la is also a remote control apparatus for operating electronic hardware such as a sanitary cleansing apparatus mounted on a toilet apparatus and is disposed to be fixed to a wall of a toilet room.
  • a remote control main body 2 and a cover 3 are provided.
  • One end of the cover 3 is connected rotatably to the remote control main body 2 through a hinge 4 provided at the lower end of the remote control main body 2.
  • the cover 3 is rotatable in the range of about 180 ° so that the one end thereof is the rotational center, and covers the remote control main body 2 in the upper position and exposes the remote control main body 2 in the lower position.
  • the profile of the remote control main body 2 and the profile of the cover 3 are approximately matched, and both thereof are, for example, square.
  • the direction from the remote control main body 2 to the cover 3 is referred to as "front” and the direction from the cover 3 to the remote control main body 2 referred to as "rear”, in which the cover 3 is closed.
  • a control substrate 5 is provided and a plurality of switches 6 are provided on the front surface of the control substrate 5.
  • the switches 6 are switches operated with being pressed.
  • the switches 6 are disposed, for example, in four corners of the remote control main body 2.
  • operations of high operation frequency such as operations of initiation and stop of discharge of bottom cleansing water out of the operations of the sanitary cleansing apparatus are assigned.
  • a transmission portion (not shown) for transmitting a control signal representing the operation content to the electronic hardware such as the sanitary cleansing apparatus is provided.
  • switches to which operations of low operation frequency such as operations of temperature setting of the bottom cleansing water and temperature setting of the toilet seat out of the operations of the sanitary cleansing apparatus are assigned may be provided.
  • switches for operations of high operation frequency used by a user in the standing state such as switches (not shown) for operating electronic hardware for controlling drainage in the toilet bowl and opening and closing of the toilet lid and so forth may be provided.
  • the display portion (not shown) displaying information of current time or a battery remaining amount or the like may be provided. The display portion may be capable of being brightened.
  • the cover 3 is composed so that a lower panel 7 disposed in the remote control main body 2 side when the cover 3 is closed and an upper panel 8 disposed in the opposite side from the remote control main body 2 are superposed.
  • the lower panel 7 is rotatably connected to the remote control main body 2, and is positioned with respect to the remote control main body 2 when the cover 3 is closed.
  • the upper panel 8 is supported by the lower panel 7.
  • a bias means 9 for biasing the lower panel 7 and the upper panel 8 to the separating direction from each other is provided.
  • the bias means 9 is composed of, for example, an elastic member made of a spring or rubber or the like, or one pair of magnets repulsive to each other.
  • an outer edge of the upper panel 8 bends once backward and then bends to the direction approaching each other and form a U-shape. Thereby, when the upper panel 8 is biased to the separating direction from the lower panel 7 by the bias means 9, the outer edge of the lower panel 7 is locked by the U-shaped outer edge of the upper panel 8.
  • the outer edge of the lower panel 7 and the outer edge of the upper panel 8 function as a regulation means 10 for regulating the movement of the lower panel 7 and upper panel 8 to the separating direction from each other. And, by the bias means 9 and the regulation means 10, the distance between the lower panel 7 and upper panel 8 is held to be constant.
  • a plurality of projections 11 are formed on the back surface of the upper panel 8. Furthermore, in the position matched to the projections 11 in the lower panel 7, holes 12 are formed. The projections 11 are inserted through the holes 12 and disposed in the positions matched to the switches 6 of the remote control main body 2 when the cover 3 is closed.
  • the remote control apparatus 1a is used generally in the closed state of the cover 3. In this case, the front surface of the remote control main body 2 is covered with the cover 3. And when the remote control apparatus 1a is not operated, the bias means 9 biases the lower panel 7 and the upper panel 8 to the separating direction from each other, and on the other hand, the regulation means 10 regulates the movement of the lower panel 7 and the upper panel 8 to the separating direction from each other. Thereby, the upper panel 8 is maintained, for example, in the position that is parallel to the lower panel 7. In this case, the projections 11 of the upper panel 8 are inserted through the holes 12 of the lower panel 7 but do not press the switches 6.
  • the switch 6 is provided to be fixed to the remote control main body 2, and on the other hand, the lower panel 7 is positioned to the remote control main body 2 and the projection 11 is formed to be fixed to the upper panel 8. Therefore, the bias means 9 biases the lower panel 7 and the upper panel 8 to the separating direction from each other and thereby biases the switch 6 and the projection 11 to the separating direction from each other. Moreover, the regulation means 10 regulates the movement of the lower panel 7 and the upper panel 8 to the separating direction from each other and thereby regulates the movement of the lower panel 7 and the upper panel 8 to the separating direction from each other. As a result, by the bias means 9 and the regulation means 10, the distance between the switch 6 and the projection 11 is held to be constant.
  • the operation content is communicated to a transmission portion (not shown) and the transmission portion transmits the control signal representing the operation content to the sanitary cleansing apparatus or the like.
  • the sanitary cleansing apparatus or the like carries out the requested operation.
  • the display portion may display the operation content.
  • the remote control apparatus As described above, according to this embodiment, by pressing the corresponding region to each of the switches 6 in the upper panel 8 on the cover 3 in the state that the cover 3 covers the switches 6, the switches 6 can be selected and pushed. As a result, compared to the case of directly pressing the switch 6, an area of the region that can be pressed can be extremely large, and therefore, the operability is extremely good. Moreover, compared to a conventional remote control apparatus described in Patent Document 1, the remote control apparatus according to this embodiment has high operability because a plurality of switches can be operated in the closed state of the cover.
  • FIG. 3 is a sectional view illustrating a remote control apparatus according to this embodiment.
  • a remote control apparatus 1b has different position and direction of arrangement of the switch 6 from those of the remote control apparatus 1a according to the above-described second embodiment (see, FIG. 2 ). That is, in the remote control apparatus 1b, on a back surface of the upper panel 8 of the cover 3 namely on a surface of the remote control main body 2 side, a control substrate 13 is provided. The control substrate 13 is connected to a control substrate 5 in the remote control main body 2 through a connective line 14. And, a plurality of switches 6 are provided on the back surface of the control substrate 13. Moreover, the operation surface of the switch 6 faces to rear, namely, to the remote control main body 2 side.
  • a hole 12 is formed in the corresponding region to the switch 6 in the lower panel 7 and a plurality of projections 15 are formed on the front surface of the remote control main body 2.
  • the projections 15 are disposed in the positions matched to the switches 6 in a closed state of the cover 3.
  • FIG. 4 is a sectional view illustrating a remote control apparatus according to this modified example.
  • a remote control apparatus 1c according to this embodiment is different from the remote control apparatus 1b according to the above-described second embodiment (see, FIG. 3 ) in the point that the projection 15 (see FIG. 3 ) is not provided on the front surface of the remote control main body 2.
  • the portion contacting the switch 6 becomes a part of the front surface of the remote control main body 2.
  • FIG. 5 is a sectional view illustrating a remote control apparatus according to this embodiment.
  • a remote control apparatus 1d has different position of arrangement of the switch 6 from that of the remote control apparatus 1a according to the above-described second embodiment (see, FIG. 2 ). That is, in the remote control apparatus 1d, on a front surface of the lower panel 7 of the cover 3 namely on a surface of the upper panel 8 side, a control substrate 13 is provided. The control substrate 13 is connected to a control substrate 5 in the remote control main body 2 through a connective line 14. And, a plurality of switches 6 are provided on the front surface of the control substrate 13. Moreover, on the corresponding regions to switches 6 on the back surface of the upper panel 8, projections 16 are disposed. And, the bias means 9 is disposed between the lower panel 7 and the upper panel 8. Furthermore, the hole 12 (see, FIG. 2 ) is not formed in the lower panel 7 of the remote control apparatus 1d.
  • the pressed portion on the upper panel 8 overcomes the biasing force of the bias means 9 and is displaced to the direction approaching the lower panel 7 so that the corresponding regulation means 10 is a support point.
  • the projection 16 positioned in the pressed portion contacts the switch 6 and presses the switch 6.
  • the switches 6, the bias means 9, and the control substrate 13 are involved in the space sealed to an extent, and therefore, the members can be prevented from being degraded by attachment of moisture and being contaminated. As a result, the remote control apparatus of little trouble and high reliability can be obtained.
  • the structures, operations, and effects except for the above-described ones in this embodiment are the same as the above-described second embodiment.
  • FIG. 6 is a sectional view illustrating a remote control apparatus according to this modified example.
  • a remote control apparatus 1 e according to this embodiment is different from the remote control apparatus 1d according to the above-described second embodiment (see, FIG. 5 ) in the point that the projection 16 (see FIG. 5 ) is not provided on the back surface of the upper panel 8.
  • the portion contacting the switch 6 becomes a part of the upper panel 8.
  • FIG. 7 is a sectional view illustrating a remote control apparatus according to this embodiment.
  • a remote control apparatus If according to this embodiment has opposite position of arrangement of the switch 6 to that of the remote control apparatus 1d according to the above-described fourth embodiment (see, FIG. 5 ). That is, in the remote control apparatus If, on a back surface of the upper panel 8 of the cover 3, a control substrate 13 is provided, and the switches 6 are provided on the back surface of the control substrate 13. Moreover, on the corresponding regions to switches 6 on the front surface of the lower panel 7, projections 16 are formed.
  • FIG. 8 is a sectional view illustrating a remote control apparatus according to this modified example.
  • a remote control apparatus 1g according to this embodiment is different from the remote control apparatus 1 f according to the above-described second embodiment (see, FIG. 7 ) in the point that the projection 16 (see FIG. 7 ) is not provided on the front surface of the lower panel 7.
  • the portion contacting the switch 6 becomes a part of the lower panel 7.
  • the plurality of switches are displaced over a same surface. That is, there has been illustrated examples in which in the second embodiment, all of the switches 6 are disposed on the front surface of the remote control main body 2 (on the front surface of the control substrate 5), and in the third and fifth embodiments, all of the switches 6 are disposed over the back surface of the upper panel 8, and in the fourth embodiment, all of the switches 6 are disposed over the front surface of the lower panel 7.
  • this invention is not limited thereto but one switch 6 may be disposed over one surface and another switch 6 may be disposed over the other surface.
  • switches 6 are disposed on the front surface of the remote control main body 2, and when the cover 3 is pressed, a part of the cover 3 contact each of the switches 6, and the other switches 6 are disposed on the back surface of the upper panel 8, and when the cover 3 is pressed, a part of the remote control main body 2 contacts each of the switches 6.
  • FIG. 9 is a sectional view illustrating a remote control apparatus according to this example.
  • a remote control apparatus 1h has different structure of the cover from those of the remote control apparatus 1a according to the above-described second embodiment (see, FIG. 2 ). That is, in the remote control apparatus 1h, the remote control main body 2 and a cover 3h are provided.
  • the cover 3h is formed mainly by one resin plate.
  • a resin plate 17 made of ABS resin (Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene copolymer resin) and having a thickness of 1.5 millimeter is provided, and a rib 18 made of the same resin is formed on the back surface of the resin plate 17.
  • the tip end of the switch 6 slightly projects from the front surface of the remote control main body 2.
  • the rib 18 is disposed in the region among a plurality of the switches 6.
  • the resin plate 17 when a user presses the portion corresponding to the switch 6 in the resin plate 17 to the rear namely to the direction facing to the remote control main body 2, the resin plate 17 is bended to the rear as shown by two-dot chain line in FIG. 9 .
  • the resin 17 bends so that the rib 18 contacting the front surface of the remote control main body 2 is a support point.
  • the bended portion of the resin plate 17 contacts the switch 6 provided on the remote control main body 2 and presses the switch 6. Then, when the user detaches the hand from the resin plate 17, the resin plate 17 returns to be in the original shape by its elastic force and separates from the switch 6.
  • the rib 18 is provided among the switches 6, the displacement of the resin plate 17 to the rear is locally regulated by the rib 18 and the resin plate 17 transforms so that the rib 18 is a support point. Thereby, the transformation region of the resin plate 17 is compartmented by the rib 18, and therefore, two or more switches 6 are not operated by pressing a part of the resin plate 17. Therefore, the user can select and push a plurality of switches 6 from above of the cover 3h.
  • the structure of the cover can be simplified.
  • the operations, and effects except for the above-described ones in this embodiment are the same as the above-described second embodiment.
  • a projection may be formed in the region contacting the switch 6 in the back surface of the resin plate 17.
  • the switch 6 can be more certainly pressed by a small bend amount.
  • the tip end of the switch 6 does not necessarily project from the front surface.
  • the rib 18 may be provided not on the back surface of the resin plate 17 but on the front surface of the remote control main body 2.
  • This first specific example is a specific example of the above-described second embodiment.
  • the remote control apparatus is an remote control apparatus for operating electronic hardware such as, a control apparatus for controlling drainage in the toilet bowl, a control apparatus for controlling opening and closing of the toilet lid, and a control apparatus for a heating apparatus of the toilet room (hereinafter, generically referred to as "sanitary cleansing apparatus or the like"), and is disposed to be fixed to the wall of the toilet room.
  • sanitary cleansing apparatus for a heating apparatus of the toilet room
  • FIG. 10 is a perspective view illustrating the remote control apparatus according to this specific example.
  • FIG. 10 shows the opening state of the cover, and illustration of the surface sheet is omitted.
  • FIG. 11 is a front view and top view illustrating the remote control main body of the remote control apparatus according to this specific example.
  • FIG. 12 is a plan view illustrating the remote control apparatus according to this specific example, and shows the closed state of the cover, and
  • FIG. 13 is a back view illustrating the remote control apparatus according to this specific example.
  • a remote control main body 22 and a cover 23 are provided. Viewed from the perpendicular direction to the wall surface (not shown) provided with the remote control apparatus 21, for example, the profile of the remote control main body 22 and the profile of the cover 23 are approximately matched, and both thereof are, for example, a square whose corners are rolled. And, one end of the cover 23 is connected rotatably to a lower portion of the remote control main body 22 through a hinge 24. Thereby, the cover 23 is rotatable in the range of about 180 ° so that the hinge 24 is the rotational center. As a result, the cover 23 covers the front surface of the remote control main body 22 in the upper position and exposes the front surface of the remote control main body 22 in the lower position.
  • a switch 25 is provided in each of the four corners of the front surface of the remote control main body 22 in each of the four corners of the front surface of the remote control main body 22 .
  • the switch 25 is a switch operated with being pressed.
  • operations of high operation frequency such as operations of initiation and stop of discharge of bottom cleansing water out of the operations of the sanitary cleansing apparatus are assigned.
  • a display portion 26 is provided in the central portion of the front surface of the remote control main body 22 .
  • the display portion 26 displays at least a part of operation contents of the sanitary cleansing apparatus or the like and information of current time or a battery remaining amount or the like, and is brightened when any one switch of the switches 25, switches 27 and switches 28 to be described later is pushed.
  • a plurality of switches 27 are provided so as to surround the display portion 26.
  • the switch 27 is a switch operated with being pressed.
  • seven switches 27 are provided, and one switch is disposed above the display portion 26, and two switches are each disposed on the left, right, and lower sides thereof.
  • the front surface of the switch 27 is sloped to the front surface of the remote control main body 22, and its outer circumferential side, namely, the end edge of the far side from the display portion 26 is located in front more than its inner circumferential side, namely, the end edge of the display portion 26.
  • the end of the inner circumferential side of each of the switches 27 rides an end of a protective plate 26d (see FIG.
  • the switch 27 makes approximately continuous surface with the front surface of the display portion 26.
  • the end edge of the outer circumferential side of each of the switches 27 is located in front more than the front surface of the remote control main body 22. Therefore, the switch 27 projects in front more than the other regions in the front surface of the remote control main body 22.
  • operations of higher operation frequency next to the operations assigned to the switches 25 are assigned out of the operations of the sanitary cleansing apparatus.
  • two switches 27 disposed in the left side of the display portion 26 are for controlling pressure of the bottom cleansing water, and the letter “+” is noted on the front surface of the upper-side switch 27 out of the two switches 27, and the letter “-” is noted on the front surface of the lower-side switch 27.
  • the two switches 27 disposed in the right side of the display portion 26 is for controlling a discharge position of the bottom cleansing water, and the sign " ⁇ " is noted on the front surface of the upper-side switch 27 out of the two switches 27, and the sign " ⁇ " is noted on the front surface of the lower-side switch 27.
  • the one switch disposed in the upper side of the display portion 26 is for operating dry function of the sanitary cleansing apparatus, namely, function of spraying a warm air to local area of the user, and the letters "DRY" are noted on the front surface of the switch 27.
  • the two switches 27 disposed in the lower side of the display portion 26 are for operating the move function and massage function of the sanitary cleansing apparatus respectively, and the letters "MOVE ON/OFF” and “MASSAGE ON/OFF" are noted on the front surfaces of the switches 27, respectively.
  • a plurality of switches 28 are provided around the region in which the display portion 26 and the switches 27 are disposed in the front surface of the remote control main body 22, a plurality of switches 28 are provided.
  • the switches 28 are also switches operated with being pressed.
  • operations of relatively low operation frequency are assigned.
  • operations of, operation of indoor heading function, mode setting of the sanitary cleansing apparatus, time setting, and temperature settings of the bottom cleansing water and the dry warm air and the toilet bowl and the indoor heating are assigned.
  • a soft surface sheet 29 is provided and the switches 28 are arranged so as to approach from the holes provided in the surface sheet 29.
  • switches for operations of high operation frequency operated by a user in the standing state such as switches 30 for operating the electronic hardware for controlling drainage in the toilet bowl and opening and closing of the toilet lid and so forth are provided.
  • switches 30 for operating the electronic hardware for controlling drainage in the toilet bowl and opening and closing of the toilet lid and so forth are provided.
  • switches 30 for operating the electronic hardware for controlling drainage in the toilet bowl and opening and closing of the toilet lid and so forth are provided.
  • five switches 30 are provided, and on the upper surfaces of the respective switches 30, the letters “LARGE” and figure that indicate drainage for stool, the letters “SMALL” and figure that indicate drainage for urine, a figure indicating that both of the toilet seat and the toilet lid are closed, a figure indicating that the toilet seat is closed and that the toilet lid is opened, and a figure indicating that both of the toilet seat and the toilet lid are opened, are noted sequentially from the left.
  • the switches 30 are disposed so as to approach from the cutout provided in the upper surface side of the surface sheet 29. Thereby, width of the anteroposterior direction of the switches can be equal to width of the anteroposterior direction of the remote control main body 22, and therefore, the width of the switches 30 can be enlarged to the maximum. As a result, the operation areas of the switches 30 become wide and the operability is improved.
  • transmission portions 31 for transmitting control signals representing the operation contents to the sanitary cleansing apparatus or the like are provided.
  • the transmission portion 31 outgoes, for example, infrared.
  • a receiving portion for receiving the infrared is provided.
  • the cover 23 is composed so that a lower panel 41 disposed in the remote control main body 22 side when the cover 23 is closed and an upper panel 42 disposed in the opposite side of the remote control main body 22 are superposed.
  • the hinge 24 is connected to the lower panel 41, and therefore, when the cover 23 is closed, the lower panel 41 is fixed to the remote control main body 22 and the upper panel 42 is supported by the lower panel 41.
  • the cover 23 forms one opening portion 45 exposing the display portion 26 and the switches 27 of the remote control main body 22 when the cover 23 is closed.
  • the opening portion 45 is disposed in the central portion of the cover 23 and its shape is, for example, square.
  • the opening portion 45 is composed by opening portions formed in the lower panel 41 and the upper panel 42 of the cover 23 respectively.
  • the height of the front surface of the cover 23 is approximately equal to the height of the end edge of the far side from the display portion 26.
  • the end of the inner circumferential side of the switch 27, namely, the display portion 26 side rides the end of the display portion 26 and composes approximately continuous surface with the front surface of the display portion 26. Therefore, the front surface of the cover 23, the front surface of the switches 27, and the front surface of the display portion 26 compose approximately continuous surface. Thereby, when the cover 23 is closed, the front surface of the remote control apparatus 21 becomes approximately continuous surface in whole.
  • patelliform concave portions 46 are formed.
  • a note representing the corresponding operation content of the switch 25 is printed.
  • the concave portion 46 of the upper left side the sign " ⁇ " representing discharge stop of the bottom cleansing water is printed and the letters "STOP" are printed in the vicinity thereof.
  • the concave portion 46 of the upper right side a figure representing general discharge initiation of the bottom cleansing water is printed and the letters "BOTTOM” are printed in the vicinity thereof.
  • a convex portion may be formed instead of the concave portion 46, or a concave and convex portion may be formed.
  • the concave portion, the convex portion, or the concave and convex portion may be formed on a part of the press region of the cover 23 or may be formed on the whole press region.
  • a hanger 48 for attaching the remote control main body 22 to the wall surface is provided.
  • FIGS. 14 to 26 are views illustrating an inner structure of the remote control apparatus according to this specific example. That is, FIG. 14 is a sectional perspective view parallel to both of the vertical direction and anteroposterior direction illustrating the remote control apparatus according to this specific example. In the FIG. 14 , illustration of the surface sheet is omitted.
  • FIG. 15 is a perspective view illustrating a lower panel of the remote control apparatus according to this specific example
  • FIG. 16 is a partially enlarged perspective view illustrating a rib formed in the lower panel.
  • FIG. 17 is a plan view illustrating the remote control apparatus according to this specific example
  • FIGS. 18A and 18B are a sectional view and a sectional perspective view according to A-A' line shown in FIG. 17 , respectively
  • FIGS. 19A and 19B are a sectional view and a sectional perspective view according to B-B' line shown in FIG. 17 , respectively
  • FIGS. 20A and 20B are a sectional view and a sectional perspective view according to C-C' line shown in FIG. 17 , respectively.
  • FIG. 21 is a plan view illustrating the remote control apparatus according to this specific example
  • FIG. 22 is a sectional perspective view according to D-D' line shown in FIG. 21
  • FIG. 23 is a partially enlarged sectional perspective view according to D-D' line shown in FIG. 21
  • FIG. 24 is a sectional perspective view according to E-E' line shown in FIG. 21
  • FIG. 25 is a partially enlarged sectional perspective view according to E-E' line shown in FIG. 21
  • FIG. 26 is a partially enlarged sectional perspective view according to F-F' line shown in FIG. 21 .
  • a support counter 50 doubling with the control substrate is provided, and in front of this support counter 50, a top plate 49 composing the front surface of the remote control main body 22 is provided. And by the support counter 50 and the top plate 49, each of the parts composing the switches 25, 27, and 28, the display portion 26, and so forth is supported.
  • LED (Light Emitting Diode) 26a is provided as the light source, and a light guide plate 26b is provided at the position that the output light of the LED 26a reaches.
  • the light guide plate 26b is to output the light input from the side surface thereof, in a uniform sheet form from the front surface thereof.
  • a crystal display panel 26c is provided, and in front of the crystal display panel 26c, a protection plate 26d is provided.
  • the light output from the LED 26a inputs the side surface of the light guide plate 26b and outputs in a sheet form to front from the front surface of the light guide plate 26b and passes through the crystal display panel 26c, and thereby, the image is added, and the light transmits through the protection plate 26d, and outputs to front from the display 26.
  • a key top 27a exposed to the front surface of the remote control main body 22 and a contact portion 27b disposed in the rear of the key top 27a and attached to the support counter 50 of the remote control main body 22 are provided.
  • a front surface plate 27c composing the front surface of the switch 27, a pressing portion 27d extending to the rear from the central portion of the width direction of the outer circumferential side of the front surface plate 27c, and two pairs of locking portions 27e extending to the rear from both end portions of the width direction of the outer circumferential side of the front surface plate 27c, are integrally formed.
  • the distal portion (posterior side part) of the pressing portion 27 is thinner than the proximal portion (anterior side part), and thereby, a step 27f is formed on the surface of the outer circumferential side of the pressing portion 27d.
  • a step 27f is formed on the surface of the outer circumferential side of the pressing portion 27d.
  • an end 27g of the inner circumferential side of the front surface plate 27c rides the front surface of the protection plate 26d of the display portion 26.
  • the anterior portion of the outer circumferential surface of the key top 27a bends to the display portion 26 side toward front.
  • a columnar extending portion 49a extending to the axial direction of the switch 27 so as to be located between the locking portions 27e of each of the pairs thereof and a jutting portion 49b with which the step 27f engages when the key top 27a is pushed down are provided.
  • the key top 27a is guided by the locking portion 27e engaging with the extending portion 49a of the top plate 49, and thereby, is rotatable in the anteroposterior direction so that the end 27g of the inner circumferential side of the front surface plate 27c is the rotational axis.
  • the locking portion 27e is locked by the extending portion 49a, and thereby, the end of the anterior side of the move region of the key top 27a is prescribed, and the step 27f contacts the jutting portion 49b, and thereby, the end of the posterior side of the move region of the key top 27a is prescribed.
  • the profile of the upper panel 42 is one size larger than the profile of the lower panel 41, and both-side end edges and both-end vicinities in the upper end edge of the upper panel 42 are folded once to the rear and then folded to the inside, and thereby, become a U-shaped portion 43.
  • Eight U-shaped portions 43 are formed in the entire upper panel 42.
  • the U-shaped portion 43 enrolls an engaging portion 44 (see FIG. 15 ) formed in the end of the lower panel 41 and thereby functions as a regulation means for regulating the movement of the upper panel 42 to the separating direction from the lower panel 41.
  • FIG. 16 is a view enlarging and showing a region 60 shown in FIG. 15 .
  • an opening portion 51 composing the opening portion 45 of the cover 23 is formed in the central portion of the lower panel 41 .
  • a rib 52 extending from the center to the periphery of the lower panel 41 is provided in the near region to the opening portion 51 that is in the center of each of sides in the surface of the upper panel 42 side of the lower panel 41. That is, in the surface of the upper panel 42 side of the lower panel 41, four ribs 52 are disposed radially. The ribs 52 regulate the movement of the upper panel 42 to the direction toward the lower panel 41.
  • the ribs 52 are provided in the lower panel but may be provided in the upper panel. Furthermore, in four corners of the lower panel 41, holes 53 are formed. Furthermore, at the portion engaging with the U-shaped portion 43 of the upper panel 42 in the end of the lower panel 42, the engaging portion 44 is provided.
  • the lower panel 41 is provided with a spring 54 as a bias means for biasing the upper panel 42 to the separating direction from the lower panel 41.
  • the spring 54 biases the upper panel 42 to the separating direction from the lower panel 41, and the above-described U-shaped portion 43 (see FIG. 26 ) engages with the engaging portion 44 (see FIG. 26 ) to regulate the movement of the upper panel 42 to the separating direction from the lower panel 41, and thereby, the position of the upper panel 42 to the lower panel 41 is maintained to be constant, for example, the upper panel 42 is held to be in parallel to the lower panel 41.
  • an opening portion 57 is formed in the central portion of the upper panel 42.
  • the opening portion 45 of the cover 23 is composed in the opening portion 45 of the cover 23 .
  • projecting portions 56 projecting to the rear are formed in the four corner of the upper panel 42. Each of the projecting portions 56 is inserted through the hole 53 of the lower panel 41 and disposed in the position matched to the switch 25 of the remote control main body 22 when the cover 23 is closed. The projection portion 56 is disposed in the position inserted through the spring 54.
  • the front portion of the side surface of the opening portion 57 of the upper panel 42 bends to the display portion 26 side toward front.
  • the side surface of the opening portion 57 juts along the outer circumferential surface of the key top 27a so as to cover the outer circumferential surface, and an approximately uniform gap is formed between the side surface of the opening portion 57 and the outer circumferential surface of the key top 27a.
  • the size of the gap is designed to be as small as possible in the range that the cover 23 and the key top 27a are not contacted, considering operation traces of the upper panel 42 and the key top 27a.
  • the remote control apparatus 21 is generally used in the closed state of the cover 23.
  • the display portion 26 and the switches 27 provided in the central portion of the remote control main body 22 are exposed to the outside through the opening portion 45 of the cover 23, and the portion except therefor in the front surface of the remote control main body 22 is covered with the cover 23. Therefore, the switches 25 and 28 are in the state of not being seen with hidden by the cover 23.
  • the switch 30 disposed in the upper surface of the remote control main body 22 is exposed in the upper surface of the remote control apparatus 21.
  • a user can operate switches 25, switches 27 and switches 30 in the closed state of the cover 23 and can view the display portion 26.
  • the user opens the cover 23 and thereby can operate the switches 28.
  • the display portion 26 can be viewed and the switches 27, 28, and 30 can be operated.
  • the spring 54 in the lower panel 41 of the cover 23 biases the upper panel 42 toward front, and on the other hand, the U-shaped portion 43 of the upper panel 42 engages with the engaging portion 44 of the lower panel 41 to regulate movement of the upper panel 42 toward front.
  • the upper panel 42 is held, for example, to be in parallel to the lower panel 41.
  • the projecting portion 56 of the upper panel 42 is inserted through the hole 53 of the lower panel 41 but does not press the switch 25.
  • FIG. 27 is a view schematically illustrating sizes of the respective portions in the remote control apparatus according to this specific example.
  • FIGS. 28A and 28B are views illustrating operation when a corner of the cover is pressed
  • the FIG. 28A is a plan view schematically showing sizes of the lower panel
  • the FIG. 28B is a view showing displacement amounts of the respective positions when the upper panel is sloped.
  • FIG. 28B is a view of the upper panel viewed from the direction perpendicular to a direction 61 shown in FIG. 28A .
  • FIGS. 29A and 29B are views illustrating operation when a side of the cover is pressed
  • the FIG. 29A is a plan view schematically showing sizes of the lower panel
  • the FIG. 29B is a view showing displacement amounts of the respective positions when the upper panel is sloped.
  • FIG. 29B is a view of the upper panel viewed from the direction perpendicular to the direction 62 shown in FIG. 29A .
  • the upper panel 42 is biased to the separating direction from the lower panel 41 by the spring 54 (see FIG. 22 ), for example, clearance between the rib 52 of the lower panel 41 and the upper panel 42 is set to 1.15 mm and clearance between the engaging portion 44 of the lower panel 41 and the U-shaped portion 43 of the upper panel 42 is set to 1.50 mm.
  • the distance between the center of the lower panel 41 and the center of the hole 53 is set to 84.48 mm.
  • the upper panel 42 becomes sloped along the direction 61 so that the engaging portion 44 (position p) disposed in the opposite side thereof is a support point.
  • the upper panel 42 contacts the engaging portion 44 in the pressed corner side. Therefore, the displacement amount of the position a contacting the engaging portion 44 in the upper panel 42 is 1.50 mm.
  • the displacement amount of the position b provided with the projecting portion 56 becomes 1.37 mm.
  • the displace amount of the position c corresponding to the rib 52 is 1.00 mm and smaller than the clearance (1.15 mm) of this position, and therefore, the upper panel 42 does not contact the rib 52.
  • the upper panel 42 when the user presses a central portion of the side of the upper panel 42 (see FIG. 27 ), the upper panel 42 is sloped along a direction 62 so that the engaging portion 44 (position p) disposed in the opposite side thereof is a support point.
  • the upper panel 42 contacts the rib 52 of the lower panel 41. Therefore, the displacement amount of the position c contacting the rib 52 in the upper panel 42 is 1.15 mm, Thereby, the displacement amount of the position b provided with the projecting portion 56 becomes 1.19 mm.
  • the displace amount of the position a corresponding to the engaging portion 44 is 1.31 mm and smaller than the clearance (1.50 mm) of this position, and therefore, the upper panel 42 does not contact the engaging portion 44.
  • the displacement of the position b provided with the projecting portion 56 in the upper panel 42 is 1.37 mm when the corner of the upper panel 42 is pressed, and 1.19 mm when the side is pressed, and the displacement when the corner is pressed is larger.
  • bend amount of the whole cover 23 is larger in the case of pressing the corner of the upper panel 42, compared to the case of pressing the side. Therefore, when the user presses the corner of the upper panel 42, the projecting portion 56 pushes and switches the switch 25, but when the user presses the side, the switch 25 is not switched. Thereby, mistake operation in the case of pressing the side can be prevented.
  • the above-described sizes are an example, and it is sufficient that the sizes of the respective parts have a relation being capable of realizing the above-described operation.
  • the pressing portion 27d is pushed up by a reactive force of the contact point 27b and the locking portion 27e is locked by the extending portion 49a and the key top 27a is located in the end of the front side of the movement region. In this state, the contact portion 27b is not pushed down.
  • the key top 27a moves downward against the reactive force of the contact point 27b, and the step 27f of the pressing portion 27d contacts the jutting portion 49b, and thereby, the key top 27a stops at the end of the rear side of the move region.
  • the pressing portion 27d pushes down the contact portion 27b and the connective state of the contact portion 27b is switched. Then, when the user detaches the hand from the key top 27a, the key top 27a returns to the end of the front side by the reactive force of the contact portion 27b. In this case, in the region contiguous to the operated switch 27 in the display portion 26, an operation result by the switch 27 can be displayed.
  • the operation contents by the switches 25, 27, 28, and 30 are communicated to the transmission portion 31, and the transmission portion 31 transmits the control signal representing the operation contents to the sanitary cleansing apparatus or the like.
  • the sanitary cleansing apparatus or the like carries out the requested operation.
  • the display portion 26 may display the operation contents.
  • switches 25 can be selected and pushed in the closed state of the cover 23. Therefore, nine switches in sum total with five switches 30 provided in the upper surface of the remote control main body 22 can be operated with the closed cover 23. Thereby, the main operation of the remote control apparatus can be performed with the closed cover 23 and this is convenient, and the frequency of opening the cover 23 becomes small, and therefore, contamination of the front surface of the remote control main body 22 and the back surface of the cover 23 can be suppressed.
  • the display portion 26 and the switches 27 are exposed from one opening portion 45 provided in the cover 23, and the switches 25 can be operated through the cover 23, and therefore, operations of high operation frequency can be performed with the closed cover 23. Furthermore, because it is sufficient to form only one opening portion in the cover 23, dust hardly accumulates in the opening portion, and cleaning in the opening portion is easy, and therefore, the cleaning property is excellent.
  • the end of the switch 27 rides the end of the display portion 26, and the front surface of the switch 27 is sloped to the front surface of the remote control main body 22, and therefore, the front surface of the display portion 26, and the front surface of the switches 27, and the front surface of the cover 23 compose an approximately continuous surface.
  • the remote control apparatus 21 is wiped and cleaned, catching is mall and cleaning operability is excellent.
  • its appearance is simple and design property is excellent.
  • the display portion 26 can display the operation content by the switch 27, in the region contiguous to the operated switch 27. Thereby, the user can operate the switch 27 while seeing the display content of the display portion 26.
  • the switch 27 is disposed in the extremely near position to the display portion 26, another part do not intermediate between the switch 27 and the display portion 26, and therefore, a strong sense of continuity between the display portion 26 and the switch 27 can be evoked to the user.
  • the user can integrally recognize the display region of the display portion 26 and the switch 27, and therefore, the operability of the switch 27 becomes extremely good.
  • FIG. 30A is a plan view illustrating a remote control apparatus according to this modified example
  • FIG. 30B is a plan view illustrating the remote control main body.
  • the concave portions 46 are formed not in the corners but in the centers of the sides. Moreover, in the cover 23, ribs 52 (see FIG. 16 ) are not provided. As shown in FIG. 30B , switches 25 are provided in the corners of the remote control main body 22.
  • the concave portions 46 may be formed on both of the corners and the sides of the cover 23, and figures or letters or the like representing the operation contents thereof may be displayed on the respective concave portions 46. Thereby, the operability is more improved.
  • FIG. 31A is a plan view illustrating a remote control apparatus according to this modified example
  • FIG. 31B is a plan view illustrating the remote control main body.
  • the concave portions 46 are formed not in the corners but in the centers of the sides. Moreover, in the cover 23, ribs 52 (see FIG. 16 ) are not provided. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 31B , switches 25 are provided in the centers of the sides of the remote control main body 22.
  • ribs 52 may be formed in the corners of the cover 23. Thereby, it becomes impossible to operate two switches 25 by pressing the corner of the cover 23, but mistake operation of the switches 25 can be certainly prevented.
  • FIG. 32 is a plan view illustrating a remote control apparatus according to this modified example.
  • the front surface of the cover 23 are color-coded to four regions 63 containing the respective corners of the cover 23.
  • Each of the regions 63 corresponds to a pressing region that is pressed to be capable of forcing the projecting portion 56 disposed in the region 63 to press the switch 25.
  • each of the regions 63 is color-coded with different color from that of the region contacting this region 63 in the front surface of the cover 23.
  • the color-coding method includes a method using colorant, a method using light source, and a method using phosphorescent substance.
  • This effect is effective for a user having poor vision such as aged person.
  • the structures, operations, and effects except for the above-described ones in this modified example are the same as the above-described specific example.
  • the example in which the regions 63 contact each other, but the regions between the regions 63 may be color-coded with another color.
  • FIG. 33 is a plan view illustrating a remote control apparatus according to this modified example.
  • the portions corresponding to the corners in the cover 23 protrudes from the outer edge of the remote control main body 22.
  • the pressing region in the front surface of the cover 23, namely, a part of the region 64 that is capable of forcing each of the projecting portions 56 to press the switch 25 is set in the position protruding from the remote control main body 22.
  • the regions 64 are color-coded with a different color from the region except for the regions 64.
  • the shape of the region 64 is triangle but is not limited thereto, and may be a shape industrially designed such as, polygon such as quadrangle or pentagon, polygon whose corners rounded off, circle or ellipse, or heart shape.
  • This second specific example is a specific example of the above-described remote control apparatus according to the sixth embodiment, namely, the remote control apparatus of type that the cover bends to be displaced.
  • FIG. 34 is a front view illustrating a remote control apparatus according to this specific example and shows a state that the cover is opened
  • FIG. 35 is a front view and side view illustrating the remote control apparatus according to this specific example and shows a state that the cover is closed
  • FIG. 35 the regions bending with being pressed are represented by diagonal lines. Moreover, in FIGS. 34 and 35 , with respect to various letters and figures printed in the remote control apparatus, illustration is omitted.
  • the cover 73 is connected rotatably to the remote control main body 22 through the hinge 24.
  • the structure of the remote control main body 22 is the same as the above-described first specific example (see FIGS. 10 to 29 ).
  • a resin plate 74 made of ABS resin and having a thickness of 1.5 millimeter is provided, and in the center of the resin plate 74, an opening portion 75 is formed.
  • the opening portion 75 is located in the region matched to the display portion 26 and the switches 27 of the remote control main body 22 and exposes the display portion 26 and the switches 27.
  • domed projections 76 are formed at four corners on the back surface of the resin plate 74, namely, on the surface to be in the remote control main body 22 side when the cover 73 is closed.
  • the projections 76 are, for example, made of the same resin as the resin forming the resin plate 74 and formed integrally with the resin plate 74.
  • the projections 76 are formed in the positions matched to the switches 25 of the remote control main body 22 when the cover 73 is closed.
  • each of the three ribs 78 extends linearly from the vicinity of the opening portion 75 to the central portion of three sides except for the side to which the hinge 24 is connected in the resin plate 74.
  • the ribs 78 is, for example, made of the same resin as the resin forming the resin plate 74 and formed integrally with the resin plate 74. That is, the ribs 78 are provided in the region between the projections 76 and located between the switches 25 when the cover 73 is closed.
  • concave portions 79 are formed in the corners of the front surface of the 74, namely, in the region corresponding to the projection 76.
  • the cover 73 When the cover 73 is closed and a user does not touch the cover 73, the cover 73 is disposed approximately in parallel to the front surface of the remote control main body 22, and the projection 76 of the cover 73 does not press the switch 25 of the remote control main body 22.
  • the rib 78 is provided between the projections 76, movement to the rear of the portion provided with the rib 78 in the resin plate 74 is regulated. Moreover, the rib 78 is not provided in the side to which the hinge 24 is connected in the resin plate 74, but the movement to the rear of the central portion of the side is regulated by the hinge 24. Thereby, when one concave portion 79 is pressed, the deformation of the regions 80 except for the region 80 containing this concave portion 79 can be prevented. Therefore, the projections 76 except for the projection 76 corresponding to the pressed concave portion 79 does not press the switch 25 and when one point of the resin plate 74 is pressed, two or more switches 25 are not operated. As a result, the user can select and push four switches 25 from above of the cover 73.
  • the structure of the cover can be simplified.
  • the operations and effects except for the above-described ones in this embodiment are the same as the above-described first specific example.
  • FIG. 36 is a schematic perspective view illustrating appearance of the toilet apparatus that can be operated by the remote control apparatus according to the embodiment of this invention.
  • the toilet apparatus includes a western-style sit-down toilet bowl 800 and a sanitary cleansing apparatus 100 provided thereon.
  • the sanitary cleansing apparatus 100 has a main body 400, the toilet seat 200, and a toilet lid 300.
  • the toilet seat 200 and the - toilet lid 300 are pivotally supported openably with respect to the main body 400.
  • the main body 400 houses a sanitary cleansing function part for realizing sanitary cleansing therein. That is, a seating sensor 420 detects that a user sits down on the toilet seat 200, and a water discharge nozzle (not shown) is advanced into the bowl of the toilet bowl 800 from the main body 400 according to switching operation or the like by the user, and water is squirted from a water discharge hole provided in the vicinity of the tip end thereof, and thereby, the "derriere” or the like of the user sitting down on the toilet seat can be cleansed.
  • Water in this specification is referred to as heated hot water as well as cold water.
  • a recessed portion 410 is formed on the upper surface of the main body portion 400, and a human body detection sensor 500 is provided so that a part thereof is buried into the recessed portion.
  • the human body detection sensor 500 detects the existence of the user through a transparent window 310 provided in the vicinity of the base in the when the toilet lid is closed.
  • various mechanisms such as “warm air dry unit”, “deodorization unit”, or “indoor heating unit” are appropriately provided, and in the side surface thereof, exhaust ports 440 and ejection holes 450 are appropriately provided.
  • automatic opening and closing function by which the toilet lid 300 is automatically opened with detecting approach of the user and the toilet lid 300 is automatically closed when the user passes away.
  • automated flushing function of flowing flushing water into the toilet bowl 800 may be attached to the sanitary cleansing apparatus 100. This is the function that a drive mechanism for operating a drainage mechanism such as a low tank or a flush valve is provided and a signal for operating the drive mechanism is output from the main body 400 to automatically flow the flushing water into the toilet bowl 800.
  • the profile of the remote control apparatus is not limited to the square whose corners are rounded off but can be a discretional shape, and its arrangement position is not limited to the central portion of the cover.
  • opening and closing operation of the cover is not limited to the specifically explained opening and closing operation so that the hinge is the center but the cover having a shape to which this invention can be applied such as a type of the cover for performing opening and closing with be slid is possible.
  • communication between the remote control apparatus and the sanitary cleansing apparatus or the like is not limited to one-way communication from the remote control apparatus to the sanitary cleansing apparatus or the like but the two-way communication enabling the communication from the sanitary cleansing apparatus or the like to the remote control apparatus is also possible.
  • the state of the sanitary cleansing apparatus or the like can be displayed in the display portion of the remote control apparatus.
  • the control signal transmitted and received between the remote control apparatus and the sanitary cleansing apparatus or the like is not limited to the infrared process but may utilize a radio wave having another wavelength and may utilize supersonic wave, or it is also possible to transmit and receive electric signal by wired system.
  • the electric power for driving the remote control apparatus may be supplied by a housed battery or may be supplied from a household electric source.
  • the above-described embodiments, specific examples, and modified examples can be discretionally combined in the technically possible range, and a remote control apparatus obtained by such a combination is also included in the range of this invention as defined by the appended claims.
  • the remote control apparatus is a remote control apparatus for electric hardware such as a sanitary cleansing apparatus mounted on a toilet apparatus is illustrated but this invention is not limited thereto but is applied to a remote control apparatus for various electric hardware as defined by the appended claims.
  • a remote control apparatus in which, the main operation buttons and the display portion are visible in the closed state of the cover, the operability is excellent, and the cleaning operability is excellent.
  • a remote control apparatus by which a plurality of switches can be operated in the state of being covered with the cover can be realized.

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  1. Dispositif de commande à distance (1, 21) pour actionner un matériel électronique, comprenant :
    un corps principal du dispositif de commande à distance (2, 22) ;
    un couvercle (3, 23), recouvrant une surface frontale du corps principal du dispositif de commande à distance (2, 22) ; et
    plusieurs commutateurs (16, 25), agencés sur au moins un élément, le corps principal du dispositif de commande à distance (2) ou le couvercle (3) et commutés par une force de pression ;
    le couvercle (3) étant fixé sur le corps principal du dispositif de commande à distance (2, 22) de sorte à pouvoir être ouvert, recouvrant la surface frontale du corps principal du dispositif de commande à distance (2) lors de sa fermeture, et exposant la surface frontale lors de son ouverture ;
    le couvercle (3, 23) englobant :
    un panneau inférieur (7, 41), positionné par rapport au corps principal du dispositif de commande à distance (2, 22) lorsque le couvercle (3) est fermé ; et
    un panneau supérieur (8, 42), étant superposé dans un côté opposé au corps principal du dispositif de commande à distance (2, 22), vu à partir du panneau inférieur (7, 41) lorsque le couvercle est fermé, et supporté par le panneau inférieur (7, 41) ;
    un moyen poussoir (9, 54), agencé dans le panneau inférieur, le moyen poussoir poussant le panneau supérieur à l'écart du panneau inférieur, de sorte que
    lorsqu'une partie du panneau supérieur (8, 42) du couvercle (3, 23) est pressée sur le corps principal du dispositif de commande à distance (2, 22), dans l'état fermé du couvercle (3, 23), et est déplacé ainsi vers une direction la rapprochant du panneau inférieur (7, 41), l'inclinaison du panneau supérieur (8, 42) vers le panneau inférieur (7, 41), par suite du déplacement de ladite une partie du panneau supérieur (8, 42), entraîne l'exercice d'une pression par le couvercle (3, 23) ou le corps principal du dispositif de commande à distance (2, 22) sur l'un quelconque des plusieurs commutateurs ; et
    de sorte que lorsqu'une autre partie du panneau supérieur (8, 42) du couvercle (3, 23) est pressée sur le corps principal du dispositif de commande à distance (2, 22), dans l'état fermé du couvercle, et est ainsi déplacée vers une direction la rapprochant du panneau inférieur (7, 41), l'inclinaison du panneau supérieur (8, 42) vers le panneau inférieur (7, 41), par suite du déplacement de ladite autre partie du panneau supérieur (8, 42), entraîne l'application d'une pression sur un autre des plusieurs commutateurs (6, 25) par le couvercle ou le corps principal du dispositif de commande à distance (2, 22).
  2. Dispositif de commande à distance selon la revendication 1, comprenant en outre :
    un moyen poussoir (9, 54), pour exercer une poussée dans une direction telle qu'une partie du couvercle (3, 23) ou du corps principal du dispositif de commande à distance (2, 22), contactant le commutateur (6, 25) lors de la pression du commutateur, et le commutateur sont séparés l'un de l'autre ; et
    un moyen de régulation (10), pour régler le déplacement vers la direction entraînant la séparation de la partie de contact et du commutateur (9, 54) et maintenant ainsi une distance entre la partie de contact et le commutateur (6, 25) constante par rapport au moyen poussoir (9, 54).
  3. Dispositif de commande à distance selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le commutateur (6, 25) est agencé sur le corps principal du dispositif de commande à distance (2, 22), une partie du panneau supérieur (8, 42) contactant le commutateur (6, 25) lors de l'exercice d'une pression sur le couvercle (3, 23).
  4. Dispositif de commande à distance selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le commutateur (6, 25) est agencé sur le panneau supérieur (8, 42), une partie du corps principal du dispositif de commande à distance (2, 22) contactant le commutateur (6, 25) lors de l'exercice d'une pression sur le couvercle (3, 23).
  5. Dispositif de commande à distance selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le commutateur (6, 25) est agencé sur un panneau, le panneau supérieur (8, 42) ou le panneau inférieur (7, 41), une partie de l'autre panneau, le panneau supérieur (8, 42) ou le panneau inférieur (7, 41), contactant le commutateur (6, 25) lors de l'exercice d'une pression sur le couvercle (3, 23).
  6. Dispositif de commande à distance selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le commutateur (6, 25) est agencé sur le corps principal du dispositif de commande à distance (2, 22), le couvercle (3, 23) étant pressé vers le corps principal du dispositif de commande à distance (2, 22), au moins une partie du couvercle (3, 23) étant ainsi fléchie vers le corps principal du dispositif de commande à distance (2, 22) et une partie déplacée par le fléchissement contactant le commutateur (6, 25) pour exercer une pression sur le commutateur (6, 25).
  7. Dispositif de commande à distance selon l'une quelconque des revendications 3 à 6, dans lequel une saillie (56) est formée dans une partie contactant le commutateur (6,25) lors de l'exercice d'une pression sur le couvercle (3, 23).
  8. Dispositif de commande à distance selon la revendication 1, comprenant en outre une nervure agencée dans une région entre les commutateurs et assurant la régulation locale du déplacement du couvercle vers le corps principal du dispositif de commande à distance.
  9. Dispositif de commande à distance selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le corps principal du dispositif de commande à distance englobe :
    une partie d'affichage (26), agencée sur une surface frontale du corps principal du dispositif de commande à distance (2, 22) et affichant le contenu d'une opération ; et
    les plusieurs commutateurs (6, 25) ;
    le couvercle (3, 23), englobant une partie à ouverture (45) pour exposer la partie d'affichage (26) dans son état fermé.
  10. Dispositif de commande à distance selon la revendication 9, dans lequel un bord externe du corps principal du dispositif de commande à distance (2, 22) et du couvercle (3, 23) forme un polygone, vu de l'avant, un moyen d'actionnement des commutateurs étant agencé dans un coin du polygone.
  11. Dispositif de commande à distance selon la revendication 9, dans lequel un bord externe du corps principal du dispositif de commande à distance (2, 22) et du couvercle (3, 23) forme un polygone, vu de l'avant, un moyen d'actionnement des commutateurs étant agencé dans un côté du polygone.
  12. Dispositif de commande à distance selon la revendication 10, dans lequel une région de pression, capable d'exercer une pression sur le commutateur (6, 25) en exerçant une pression sur une surface frontale du couvercle (3, 23), déborde hors du corps principal du dispositif de commande à distance (2, 22), vue de l'avant.
  13. Dispositif de commande à distance selon la revendication 9, dans lequel le corps principal du dispositif de commande à distance (2, 22) englobe en outre un autre commutateur (27), agencé autour de la partie d'affichage (26), et dont l'extrémité chevauche une extrémité de la partie d'affichage (26), la partie à ouverture (45) du couvercle (3, 23) exposant ledit autre commutateur (27) ainsi que la partie d'affichage (26) lorsque le couvercle (3, 23) est fermé.
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